February 2013 Blog Posts (18)

We constantly hear about sugar and how it is so harmful to our health. Which sugars harm us and do any of them benefit us?

Let's start off with, what exactly is sugar? It is a simple, edible carbohydrate that is known as common table sugar, sucrose. It is extracted from cane or beets. When you look on a nutritional label, it ends with - ose such as glucose, maltose, fructose and dextrose. Sugar is made from…

Acupuncture is an effective form of medical treatment that has evolved into a complete holistic health care system. Practitioners of acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) have used this noninvasive treatment method to help millions of people become…

When my clients start working with me to gain the objectives of improving their lives, one of my first questions is. “How many people have direct influence over your life, such as your spouse, children, friends, relatives, etc.? Asking this question lays down a specific directive for my client to assess.

It’s natural that you would care what your loved ones think. These are the same…

Just chilling out now and digesting my Zen Coaching workshop Trust, Self-Confidence and Facing Change. Feeling really grateful for the amazing time with the group. Here is some feedback from participants (group profile this time: personal advisors/coaches, university lecturer, business professionals, councellors/therapists, health professional). Suggestions from participants…

Over and over again, we dream big dreams and have enormous aspirations. Unfortunately, our dreams remain just that - dreams.

Life could be a great deal better, if only we learned to aspire higher. The most widespread difficulty in setting goals is the word impossible. For the most part people get hung up thinking I can't do this. It is too hard. It is unattainable. No one can do this. If…

Over the past two decades, Reiki has gained much wider acceptance in the medical establishment. Hospitals are realizing the effectiveness of the treatments and also the increased patient satisfaction. Many hospitals now include Reiki in their patient services, provided by their own physicians, nurses, therapists, and other staff.

Success is in the blood. There are men whom fate can never keep down they march forward in a jaunty manner, and take by divine right the best of everything that the earth affords. But their success is not attained by means of the Samuel Smiles-Connecticut policy. They do not lie in wait, nor scheme, nor fawn, nor seek to adapt their sails to catch the breeze of popular favor. Still, they are ever alert and alive to any good that…

As I experienced many times before, things keep coming back to you in different forms, until you notice them and absorb the truth they are bearing for YOU now. Yesterday I had a text exchange with a friend, also a Zen Coach like me. And she said in the last text: 'Let's see how things go. Let's enjoy the NOT knowing for now.' A few days ago I was reading about the acceptance of NOT KNOWING in a book. Not knowing if your…

Hippocrates is known to many as the “Father of Medicine”. He was the ancient Greek Physician who composed the Hippocratic Oath which is still recited hundreds of years later by medical students on graduation day. Hippocrates stated, among other things, “First Do No Harm”. However, most outside the world of Nutrition are not aware of another quote by Hippocrates.. ” Let Food Be Thy Medicine..”. To those of us who are aware of the healing properties contained in living whole foods, this is our…